Orchestrating Human-AI Software Delivery: A Retrospective Longitudinal Field Study of Three Software Modernization Programs

📰 ArXiv cs.AI

A field study examines the use of AI in software engineering, specifically in orchestrating human-AI software delivery in three software modernization programs

advanced Published 23 Mar 2026

Action Steps

Identify the delivery stages where AI can be effectively integrated, such as analysis, planning, implementation, and validation
Develop an industrial platform like Chiron to coordinate humans and AI agents across these stages
Conduct a retrospective longitudinal field study to evaluate the effectiveness of the platform in real-world software modernization programs
Analyze the results to inform best practices for human-AI collaboration in software delivery

Who Needs to Know This

Software engineers, AI engineers, and product managers can benefit from this study as it provides insights into the effective integration of AI in software delivery, improving team-level collaboration and efficiency

Key Insight

💡 AI can be effectively integrated into software delivery stages to improve team-level collaboration and efficiency